DOWNLOAD THE REPORT (PDF) (11.3 MB) The Department’s Global Engagement Center (GEC) is leading and coordinating efforts of the U.S. Federal Government to recognize, understand, expose, and counter foreign propaganda and disinformation. In line with its congressional mandate, the GEC is releasing a special report that provides an overview of Russia’s disinformation and propaganda ecosystem. The report outlines the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 6 August, 2020 | Topics: News from Washington, Reports | Tags: Russia
SPECIAL BRIEFING
LEA GABRIELLE, SPECIAL ENVOY AND COORDINATOR OF THE GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER VIA TELECONFERENCE MR BROWN: Hey, yeah, Principal Deputy Spokesperson Cale Brown here. Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining us for an on-the-record briefing by U.S. Special Envoy for the Global Engagement Center Lea Gabrielle. She joins us ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 5 August, 2020 | Topics: News from Washington | Tags: COVID-19, elections, Global Health, Russia
Public Designation of Russian National Ramzan Kadyrov Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights (July 20)
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Today, the Department of State is publicly designating Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation, under Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020. This designation ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 20 July, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: and Labor, Bureau of Democracy, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Human Rights, Office of the Spokesperson, Ramzan Kadyrov, Russia, Secretary Pompeo, The Secretary of State
The Conviction of U.S. Citizen Paul Whelan in Russia (June 15) The United States is outraged by the decision of a Russian court today to convict U.S. citizen Paul Whelan after a secret trial, with secret evidence, and without appropriate allowances for defense witnesses. We have serious concerns that Mr. Whelan was deprived of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 15 June, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Human Rights, Russia, Secretary Pompeo
Briefing With Special Envoy Lea Gabrielle, Global Engagement Center Update on PRC Efforts to Push Disinformation and Propaganda around COVID (May 8) MS ORTAGUS: Thank you very much. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us early on this on-the-record briefing, which is embargoed, please, until the end of the call. This is an update ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 8 May, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, China, Coronavirus, Global Health, Russia
This Week in Iran Policy (May 8) “They’re telling the world that they’re broke and they need relief from American sanctions, they need humanitarian assistance. But we’ve offered humanitarian assistance, and the ayatollah and the kleptocrats, the theocrats that lead the Iranian regime today are still out spending money on things that don’t benefit ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 8 May, 2020 | Topics: News, News from Washington | Tags: Arms Control, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, China, Conventional Weapons, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Global Health, Iran, Iran Policy, Office of the Spokesperson, Russia, The Secretary of State, Weapons
The United States Designates Russian Imperial Movement and Leaders as Global Terrorists (April 7) The State Department has designated the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) and members of its leadership as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, the first time in history the Department has designated a white supremacist terrorist group. As President Trump has said, “In one ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 7 April, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Bureau of Counterterrorism, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Office of the Spokesperson, Russia, Secretary Pompeo
Briefing With Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Nathan A. Sales On the United States Designation of the Russian Imperial Movement And its Leaders as Global Terrorists (April 6) MS ORTAGUS: Good morning, and thanks for joining this briefing. Today, the State Department has announced the designation of Russian Imperial Movement, or RIM, and members of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 6 April, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Bureau of Counterterrorism, Russia, Sanctions
New Sanctions under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA) (February 25) PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE The United States is sanctioning 13 foreign entities and individuals in China, Iraq, Russia, and Turkey pursuant to the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). This action includes new sanctions against five entities/individuals in China (Luo Dingwen, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 25 February, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, China, Division for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions, Iran, Nonproliferation, North Korea, Office of the Spokesperson, Russia, Sanctions, Syria, The Secretary of State, Turkey, Weapons
Charge d’affaires Elizabeth Rood’s Remarks to Media at the 4th of July Reception Q-n: about the 4th of July Reception Charge d’affaires Elizabeth Rood: It is a great pleasure to celebrate tonight the 243rd anniversary of the independence of the United States of America, and it is a special honor and pleasure to celebrate ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 3 July, 2019 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, News | Tags: #spendyoursummeringeorgia, 4th of July Reception, Independence Day, Russia
The U.S. Embassy Statement on de facto “elections” in Georgia’s South Ossetia Region The United States does not recognize the legitimacy of the so-called parliamentary elections held in Georgia’s South Ossetia region on June 9, and will not acknowledge their outcome. Our position on Abkhazia and South Ossetia remains clear: these regions are integral parts ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Georgia | Tags: 2008 ceasefire, 2008 ceasefire agreement, elections, Elections South Ossetia, Embassy Statement, Russia, South Ossetia, US Embassy, USA
FACT SHEET: Actions in Response to Russian Malicious Cyber Activity and Harassment (December 29) Today, President Obama authorized a number of actions in response to the Russian government’s aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at the U.S. election in 2016. Russia’s cyber activities were intended to influence the election, erode faith ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 December, 2016 | Topics: News, News from Washington, Press Releases | Tags: Russia, Sanctions
